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Varronia tomentosa
As recorded: Cordia aubletii DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Cordiaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8103
- Date
- October 5, 1973
- Locality
- Anuradhapura District; Anuradhapura; W shore of Nuwara Wewa, behind the Nuwara wewa Rest House. N Central Province
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 5, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Varronia tomentosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Saint-Georges 97313, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Saint-Georges 97313, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Matoury 97351, Guyane française
(c) N.Bello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-16
Remire-Montjoly 97354, Guyane française
(c) luzluz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Matoury 97351, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
Saint-Georges 97313, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Varronia tomentosa. BISH 434303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680334 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
